With the surge in foreign exchange rates in Iran cell phone prices have shot up  15% in just two weeks. Head of Iran’s Telecommunications Guild, Gholamhossein Karimi, in an interview with…

It can and must be said that 2016 was indeed a transformative year for Iran's telecommunications, tech and startup industries as it embarks on the path to maturity with effectiveness.

Japan will lend a hand to restore the ruins of Persepolis, one of Iran's most famous world heritage sites.

Persepolis is threatened by land subsidence due to depleting groundwater resources…

Iran has seen an 11.5% increase in American visitors year-on-year, as of September 2016, according to the US National Travel and Tourism Office's latest data.

The conflict zone information repository created a year ago in the aftermath of the 2014 shoot-down of Malaysian Airlines MH17 over Ukraine has come under criticism by airlines for what the…

The agency promoting the UK worldwide as a holiday destination faces a £2.5 million cut in its budget because of the fall in the pound’s value following the vote for Brexit.

VisitBritain’s…

In spite of all the challenges facing Iran's travel sector, medical tourism has been one of the most profitable and stable branches, thanks to the quality medical services that draws health…

Iranians' love of travel is well known and the passion they have for traveling to Turkey is unrivaled.

In the course of the past year-and-a-half, Turkey has been the subject of all forms of…

Iraqi security forces on Thursday resumed an offensive to rid eastern Mosul from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group after a two-week pause, an Iraqi Army official said.

Dozens of child asylum seekers formerly from the jungle camp in Calais have launched a legal challenge to UK’s Home Secretary Amber Rudd.

Lawyers say 28 of them want written reasons for the…

At least six workers have been killed in a coal mine accident in eastern India and police said on Friday 17 others could be trapped in the mine.

A nationwide ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and Turkey that back opposing sides in the conflict, appeared to hold early on Friday after a shaky start during the night in the latest attempt…

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would not eject the US diplomats.

The Foreign Ministry in Moscow on Friday announced its recommendation for taking retaliatory measures…

Hong Kong on Friday confirmed its second human case of bird flu this season, days after an elderly man died of the virus. A 70-year-old man, who had travelled to the Chinese cities of Shenzhen and…

Theater director, author, playwright and researcher Majid Amraee, 47, has brought out the second edition of his book on drama therapy.

The title ‘Drama Therapy in its Evolutionary Path’ has…

The Iranian TV series ‘Prophet Joseph’ has been dubbed into Bengali and telecast on SA TV (South Asian Television) of Bangladesh since November 27.

Directed by the late filmmaker Farajollah…

Diane Ensemble conducted by Siavash Lotfi will stage a concert titled ‘International Lullabies’ at Roudaki Hall in Tehran on December 31 and Jan. 1, 2017.

The first edition of the Fajr International Handicrafts and Traditional Arts Festival will be held January 30-February 2, 2017, said Ali Haji Shirazi, director general for research and education…

The ceremony to award the winning works at the 2nd International Competition of Research, Technology & Innovation in the Eyes of Photographers & Cartoonists will be held in Tehran on…

Photographer Mostafa Dehqanian has organized his second Polaroid photography exhibition at Dena Gallery in Tehran.

Polaroid photography is an instant photography technique with a type of…

Changing Iran’s official monetary unit from rial to toman would cost a hefty 30 trillion rials ($922.7 million), announced the head of Majlis Economic Commission.

A private-sector representative has welcomed the Central Bank of Iran’s recent decision to allow banks to handle foreign exchange transactions at a free-market rate by calling it a “good…

Iranian insurance firms generated 21.7 trillion rials ($525.9 million at market exchange rate) from selling life policies during the eight months to November 20, marking a 37.19% growth compared…

Azerbaijan intends to expand banking cooperation with Iran, said Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev. “Banking is one of the most prospective fields for the expansion of Azerbaijani-…

The UN Security Council’s draft resolution envisaging Syria-related sanctions that France and Britain have co-authored is categorically unacceptable, because its ultimate aim is to put political…